Sparse Coverage For Top Events

Published: August 28, 1988

To the Sports Editor:

Will there really be a World Cup of soccer in the United States? Will any television network show it? And for how much? Will there not be three baseball games shown concurrently?

Soccer and track and field still remain the top events in the globe today, but they are neglected by our news media. During the recent track and field Olympic trials in Indianapolis, we saw just three races in a four-hour period. The rest of the time was used for interviews and commentaries by self-indulgent broadcasters. This is not what the sponsors pay for, and certainly not what the public craves to see. PETER B. GRAM Bolton, Conn.